April 2, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Mayes and Moore and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 2004 PA 403, entitled
"Michigan unarmed combat regulatory act,"
by amending section 50 (MCL 338.3650).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 50. (1) Boxing elimination contests in which all of the
following apply are exempt from this act:
(a) The contestants compete for prizes only in elimination
contests and are not also professional boxers competing in 4 or
more rounds of nonelimination boxing.
(b) Each bout is scheduled to consist of 3 or fewer 1-minute
rounds, with contests conducted on no more than 2 consecutive
calendar days.
(c) Competing contestants are prohibited from boxing for more
than 12 minutes on each contest day.
(d) The contestants participating in the elimination contest
are
insured by the promoter for all medical and hospital expenses
in the amount of not less than $50,000.00 to be paid to the
contestants to cover injuries sustained in the contest and are
insured for not less than $50,000.00 to be paid in accordance with
the statutes of descent and distribution of personal property if
the contestant should die as a result of injuries sustained in the
contest.
(e) A physician is in attendance at ringside and the physician
has authority to stop the contest for medical reasons.
(f) All contestants pass a physical examination given by a
physician, a licensed physician's assistant, or a certified nurse
practitioner before the contest.
(g) A preliminary breath test is administered to each
contestant which indicates a blood alcohol content of .02% or less.
(h) The promoter conducts the elimination contest in
compliance with the following:
(i) A contestant who has lost by a technical knockout is not
permitted to compete again for a period of 30 calendar days or
until the contestant has submitted to the promoter the results of a
physical examination equivalent to that required of professional
boxers.
(ii) The ringside physician examines a contestant who has been
knocked out in an elimination contest or whose fight has been
stopped by the referee because he or she received hard blows to the
head that made him or her defenseless or incapable of continuing
immediately after the knockout or stoppage. The ringside physician
may recommend post-fight neurological examinations, which may
include computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans or magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), to be performed on the contestant
immediately after the contestant leaves the location of the
contest. The promoter shall not permit the contestant to compete
until a physician has certified that the contestant is fit to
compete. If the physician recommended further neurological
examinations, the promoter shall not permit the contestant to
compete until the promoter receives copies of examination reports
demonstrating that the contestant is fit to compete.
(iii) The promoter requires that a contestant who has sustained
a severe injury or knockout in an elimination contest be examined
by a physician. The promoter shall not permit the contestant to
compete until the physician has certified that the contestant has
fully recovered.
(iv) The promoter does not permit a contestant to compete in an
elimination contest for a period of not less than 60 days if he or
she has been knocked out or has received excessive hard blows to
the head that required the fight to be stopped.
(v) A contestant who has been knocked out twice in a period of
3 months or who has had excessive head blows causing a fight to be
stopped is not permitted by a promoter to participate in an
elimination contest for a period of not less than 120 days from the
second knockout or stoppage.
(vi) A contestant who has been knocked out or had excessive
hard blows to the head causing a fight to be stopped 3 times
consecutively in a period of 12 months is not permitted by a
promoter to participate in an elimination contest for a period of 1
year from the third knockout.
(vii) Before resuming competition after any of the periods of
rest prescribed in subparagraphs (iv), (v), and (vi), a promoter
requires the contestant to produce a certification by a physician
stating that the contestant is fit to take part in an elimination
contest.
(2) As part of the physical examination given before the
boxing elimination contest, the physician, licensed physician's
assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or other trained person
shall administer a preliminary breath test in compliance with
standards imposed in rules promulgated by the department of state
police regarding equipment calibration and methods of
administration. The promoter shall keep a log of preliminary breath
test results of contestants on file at its place of business for at
least 3 years after the date of administration of the test. These
results shall be made available to law enforcement officials upon
request.